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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... , often from vascular ... in hands) • Posterior ... > Posterior spinal ... signs #symptoms #msk
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... ED arrival MSK ... dislocations (posterior ... compartment syndrome ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management
Posteromedial Impingement Syndrome (POMI) on POCUS 
Postero-Medial Impingement Syndrome #POMI following ankle inversion injury - Thickening
(POMI) on POCUS ... Postero-Medial ... Impingement Syndrome ... ankle inversion injury ... #POCUS #msk #ultrasound
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
: ~25% cases. ... (25%) TEST FOR: ... Compartment syndrome ... consider compartment syndrome ... #Injury #msk #clinical
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Phrenic nerve injury ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
: Neuropraxia (posterior ... ), compartment syndrome ... , ligamentous injury ... control • Splint: Posterior ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... inflammatory lung injury ... increased pulmonary vascular ... there is no clear cause ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
brachial artery injury ... ), compartment syndrome ... • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... lumbar stenosis • Vascular ... perineum, and posterior ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible ... cortical lesions • Vascular ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... #diagnosis #management